Stevie-Ray
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My Stevens 34 is zeroed at 100 yards. It is generally all I shoot it at. Those days are quite restful, about 1 or 2 rounds a minute max. Maybe 2" groups because I need a better scope.
longer ranges with 22lr
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marlinm60ss123
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last time i went shooting( a week or 2 ago) i was hitting a jug of water at about 150 yds with a marlin model 60 and iron sights. not to bad if i do say so myself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHI4C9BIdj8
I don't have any experience but this guy sure seems to think it works.
I don't have any experience but this guy sure seems to think it works.
My gun club has .22LR 200 yard steel plate matches every two weeks or so. They shoot 50-100 yards freehand and then can use shooting sticks beyond 100. All of the guns use either scope, or aperture sights. Looks like a lot of fun, but I've yet to get in on it.
I have Winchester Model 69A, or a Browning SA22 that might be up to it, but I haven't talen the time to mount proper optics and put in the practice. Standard velocity seems to carry the day for a lot of the shooters from what I can tell just cruising the benches during a match.
I shoot my .22s (I own several) at 100 yards routinely with scopes, or aperture sights and manage 3" and under groups from the bench. In the field I generally shoot 50-75 yards for small game. I then go to either one of my .22 Magnums, or my .17HMR for 100 yards, or better. The .17 is a killer round out to 200 yards on a calm day. The .22Mag works well out to 125 yards. I've always enjoyed shooting rimfire.
I have Winchester Model 69A, or a Browning SA22 that might be up to it, but I haven't talen the time to mount proper optics and put in the practice. Standard velocity seems to carry the day for a lot of the shooters from what I can tell just cruising the benches during a match.
I shoot my .22s (I own several) at 100 yards routinely with scopes, or aperture sights and manage 3" and under groups from the bench. In the field I generally shoot 50-75 yards for small game. I then go to either one of my .22 Magnums, or my .17HMR for 100 yards, or better. The .17 is a killer round out to 200 yards on a calm day. The .22Mag works well out to 125 yards. I've always enjoyed shooting rimfire.
johnmcgowan
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The questions the OP asked reminded me way back when about 30 years ago while me and a friend were out in the middle of a big cow pasture that we were fishing at. I had brought a 22lr with a 4x scope attached just in case we ran up on any snakes or sasquatches 
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While we were fishing, there was one bobwhite quail that we heard and he was doing his song along a fence line about 175 or so yards out. I could see him thru the scope. I took a few cracks at him and the first couple of shots were off a good bit as you could expect. I did some Kentucky windage and elevation the next couple of shots and I got his attention then
. I would hit to the right or left of him because I could see the dust kick up where the bullet would strike.
The quail was like one of those wind-up toys, when the bullet would strike to his side along the ground, he would immediately do a 180 ° turn and run the opposite way. This went on for about another 5 shots with him just running back and forth in opposite directions. After about the 7th or 8th shot I nailed him. The guy I was with couldnt believe that a 22 could shoot that far. Its all just a matter of how much windage and elevation you can hold , the bullet's going to go some where.
John
. While we were fishing, there was one bobwhite quail that we heard and he was doing his song along a fence line about 175 or so yards out. I could see him thru the scope. I took a few cracks at him and the first couple of shots were off a good bit as you could expect. I did some Kentucky windage and elevation the next couple of shots and I got his attention then
. I would hit to the right or left of him because I could see the dust kick up where the bullet would strike. The quail was like one of those wind-up toys, when the bullet would strike to his side along the ground, he would immediately do a 180 ° turn and run the opposite way. This went on for about another 5 shots with him just running back and forth in opposite directions. After about the 7th or 8th shot I nailed him. The guy I was with couldnt believe that a 22 could shoot that far. Its all just a matter of how much windage and elevation you can hold , the bullet's going to go some where.
John